Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1970-07-27 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- Rudkobing, Denmark
- Also known as
- Lucas Desange · Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau
Biography
Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau (born 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor and producer. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 1993, and had his breakthrough role in Denmark with the film Nightwatch (1994). He played Jaime Lannister in the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones, for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Coster-Waldau has appeared in numerous films in his native Denmark and Scandinavia, including Headhunters (2011) and A Thousand Times Good Night (2013). In the U.S, his debut film role was in the war film Black Hawk Down (2001), playing Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon. He then played a detective in the short-lived Fox television series New Amsterdam (2008), and appeared in the 2009 Fox television film Virtuality, originally intended as a pilot. He is a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, drawing public attention to issues such as gender equality and climate change.
Known For
Game of Thrones
2011
as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Simpsons
1989
as Markery (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TV Shows (27)
Game of Thrones
2011
as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Simpsons
1989
as Markery (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Leute heute
1997
as Self
The Last Thing He Told Me
2023
as Owen Michaels
The Men in Blazers Show
2014
as Self
King & Conqueror
2025
as William of Normandy
Live from Bremen
2009
as Forskellige roller
ZULU Comedy Galla
2010
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Hvem vil være millionær? Classic
1999
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Agent
2023
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
New Amsterdam
2008
as John Amsterdam
Soccer Aid
2006
as Self - Player
The Left Wing Gang
2009
as Jan Weimann
Lock, Stock...
2000
as Jordi
Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
2019
as Self - Host
Horses & Hangmen
2025
Virtuality
2009
En særlig samtale
2023
An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet
2024
as Self - Presenter
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
2008
as Biskop Juell
Movies (58)
Black Hawk Down
2001
as MSG Gary Gordon
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as Village Sheriff
Oblivion
2013
as Sykes
The Flash
2023
as Pizza Guy
Mama
2013
as Lucas Desange
Gods of Egypt
2016
as Horus
The Other Woman
2014
as Mark King
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
2017
as Jaime Lannister (voice)
Headhunters
2011
as Clas Greve
Shot Caller
2017
as Jacob 'Money' Harlon
The Silencing
2020
as Rayburn Swanson
Wimbledon
2004
as Dieter Prohl
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
2023
as Martin
God Is a Bullet
2023
as Bob Hightower
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
as Self
The Good Cop
2004
as Sune
Against the Ice
2022
as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
A Thousand Times Good Night
2013
as Marcus
Nightwatch
1994
as Martin
3 Things
2017
as Mikael
The Day We Died
2020
as Rico
Firewall
2006
as Liam
Blackthorn
2011
as Butch Cassidy
Domino
2019
as Christian Toft
Small Crimes
2017
as Joe Denton
A Second Chance
2014
as Andreas
Filthy Gorgeous
2007
as Alex
Enigma
2001
as Puck
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
2007
as Sammy
Virtuality
2009
as Commander Frank Pike
Exit Plan
2019
as Max Isaksen
Misery Harbour
1999
as Espen Arnakke
Hit the Bag
1993
as Christian
A Taste of Hunger
2021
as Carsten
My Fathers' Daughter
2025
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Bent
1997
as Wolf
The Last Mrs. Parrish
as Jackson Parrish
The Kautokeino Rebellion
2008
as Biskop Juell
The Baker
2007
as Bjorn
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
as Jaime Lannister
At World's End
2009
as Severin Geertsen
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
2002
as Anton
Angel of the Night
1998
as Frankie
Wonderful and Loved by All
2007
as Micke
Shadow of the Sword
2005
as Martin
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure
2004
as Miklos
Stealing Rembrandt
2003
as Kenneth
Klown Forever
2015
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Himmerland
2008
as Thomas
Requiem
1991
Foreign Fields
2000
as Holt
Wildside
1998
as Ossy
Antenneforeningen
1999
as Rocker
Gone Hollywood
2019
as Jack DeVoe
Chicken/Egg
2017
as Kenneth
The Bouncer
2003
as Svend
Triple Dare
2006
as Martin
Virtue
About Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau (born 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor and producer. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 1993, and had his breakthrough role in Denmark with the film Nightwatch (1994). He played Jaime Lannister in the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones, for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Coster-Waldau has appeared in numerous films in his native Denmark and Scandinavia, including Headhunters (2011) and A T… With 85 credits spanning from 1975 to 2025, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has appeared in 58 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Movies
- Black Hawk Down (2001) — as MSG Gary Gordon
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) — as Village Sheriff
- Oblivion (2013) — as Sykes
- The Flash (2023) — as Pizza Guy
- Mama (2013) — as Lucas Desange
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